Chapter Thirty-three

Morning had arrived and the tune of birds chirping had awoken me. I shifted my arms and legs, stretching the stiffness away. My eyes flickered open and a large part of me had already missed having Alex fill the space beside me- as small as it was. I turned my head in the opposite direction and the clock on my bedside table displayed 10:08 as the time.

There was movement in the Saiora's sheets and her light cocoa strands of hair stuck out from the blanket. Rachel was as still as a statue in her bed and her face was in the direction of the ceiling. They both didn't look like they'd be awake anytime soon.

My stomach growled and served as a reminder that I hadn't eaten a well-nourished meal since yesterday before the match. Luckily they were still serving the first meal of the day and I had little over an hour until I'd miss it. My date with Alex was also on my mind and we were supposed to meet each other at twelve.

Time was not particularly on my side. I needed time to get ready, time to